http://blog.oup.com/2012/05/cardiac-imaging-cases-ipad-app/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Fri, 24 May 2013 18:48:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.oup.com/2012/05/cardiac-imaging-cases-ipad-app/#comment-291826 Medical Colleges Caribbean Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:27:00 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=24811#comment-291826 Absolutely correct, computerization has led the medical era to the very next level with much better control to what under investigation. Great to know about the Apps which plays a significant role in knowledge gathering and distribution.......... Absolutely correct, computerization has led the medical era to the very next level with much better control to what under investigation. Great to know about the Apps which plays a significant role in knowledge gathering and distribution……….

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2012/05/cardiac-imaging-cases-ipad-app/#comment-282224 Aidan O'Donnell Fri, 13 Jul 2012 23:56:50 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=24811#comment-282224 Without doubt computerisation has revolutionised radiology. Being able to display and manipulate images on a screen is much more useful and versatile than holding up a large square of celluloid in front of a light box. But I am not sure I agree with your other points about learning. I have never studied from a textbook in a linear fashion. When I studied from books, I always had two or three open at once, to see how different books described the same phenomenon. And I would cherry-pick my topics, rather than reading any book from start to finish. In my opinion, two things are necessary for great learning. First, the application of the learner: they need to put in the hours and actually do the work. Second the presence of a good teacher, who can guide, support and challenge the learner as appropriate. Though I have considerable experience in teaching and in multimedia-based education, I think that there is an unsettling tendency to believe that a whizz-bang user interface can substitute for the presence of either of the two things mentioned above. Without doubt computerisation has revolutionised radiology. Being able to display and manipulate images on a screen is much more useful and versatile than holding up a large square of celluloid in front of a light box.
But I am not sure I agree with your other points about learning. I have never studied from a textbook in a linear fashion. When I studied from books, I always had two or three open at once, to see how different books described the same phenomenon. And I would cherry-pick my topics, rather than reading any book from start to finish.
In my opinion, two things are necessary for great learning. First, the application of the learner: they need to put in the hours and actually do the work. Second the presence of a good teacher, who can guide, support and challenge the learner as appropriate.
Though I have considerable experience in teaching and in multimedia-based education, I think that there is an unsettling tendency to believe that a whizz-bang user interface can substitute for the presence of either of the two things mentioned above.

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